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Opinion: Protest To Save Babington Echoes Start Of Fightback

5th January 2019 Jo Kirk 2 Comments Babington, closure, Derwent Street, Hospital, NHS, Protest

‘SAVE BABINGTON HOSPITAL’ read the placards. Protests stopped the traffic and cars tooted their horns in support. Many people believe

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Fate of Babington Hospital Sealed

21st June 2018 Claire Meese 2 Comments Babington, CCG, Derbyshire Save Our NHS, Derwent Street, Eddie Bisknell, healthcare, historic, Hospital, NHS, Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group

The fate of a historic Derbyshire hospital will be officially sealed this week, with a decision set to be made

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Work Begins On Belper’s New Care Centre And Library

21st May 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment building, Care Centre, DCC, Derbyshire County Council, Derwent Street, Library, Robertson

Work to build a replacement care centre and library in Belper gets underway this week. Contractors Robertson, one of the largest

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Residents Vent Anger At Possible Hospital Closure

13th July 201714th July 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Babington Hospital, Belper Clinic, Belper NHS/SOS, closure, Derwent Street, meeting, NHS, SDCCG, South Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group

On Monday July 10 around 50 members of the public met at Strutts Community Centre to discuss the current situation

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Plans Approved For Former Thorntons Factory Site

12th April 201712th April 2017 Claire Meese 1 Comment Derwent Street, factory, Planning, Planning application, Thorntons

Planning has been approved for a new care home, café and library to be built on the former Thorntons factory

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Guest Column: Cllr Ben Bellamy

2nd February 2017 Cllr Ben Bellamy 4 Comments Car Parking, Derwent Street, Labour, Parking, Planning, Thorntons site

It makes a real change to see a major planning application in Belper that does not fill me with dread.

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